The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that China will be unable to maintain its zero-Covid strategy, despite...

Sweden has one of Europe’s lowest Covid-19 death rates despite shunning most lockdown restrictions, new data released by the World...

The UK had a lower excess death rate as a result of Covid-19 than Italy, Germany and Spain, according to...

Joe Biden has responded to the Supreme Court’s expected overturning of US abortion rights by insisting that “a woman’s right to choose is...

Carbon dioxide should be removed from the air and stored underground as part of a raft of urgently needed measures...

South Korea’s presidential election was widely seen on social media as “a gutter fight between ‘a thug’ and ‘a fool’”,...

The Kremlin has publicly insisted Vladimir Putin’s mental state is “normal” after persistent rumours that he could be seriously ill...

This “eagerly awaited” debut is being hailed as “part of a wave of novels by young men of colour exploring...

With major cities across Ukraine facing a barrage of Russian missile attacks and troop incursions, another familiar enemy may also...

The government in Hong Kong is to begin prioritising hospital isolation space for children, older people and those with serious...